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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    The Contours, Do You Love Me: Throwback Vibez No. 11 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown / UMG Recordings, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]
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    The Contours, Do You Love Me | Throwback Vibez

    In the 11th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Do You Love Me” by the Motown group, The Contours.

    By the musical hype, 1 dayJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Ayyappan Palanivel, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE | Playlist

    15 Beastly Songs Driven by the Power of BE features songs by Artemas, Djo, GIVĒON, Jaheim, Mitty Collier, and The Beatles.

    By the musical hype, 2 daysJanuary 26, 2026 ago
    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ketut Subiyanto, Moni Rathnak, Nehoray yemini, SHVETS production, TMA Management from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Open Clipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs | Playlist

    An Unbelievable Compendium of U Songs features songs by D’Angelo, Gracie Abrams, Queen x David Bowie, Sam Smith x Kim Petras, sombr, and Stephen Sanchez.

    By the musical hype, 5 daysJanuary 23, 2026 ago
    Am: 5 Gems (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]
    5 Gems

    Am | 5 Gems

    Am: 5 Gems features songs by Ayham, Jennifer Holliday, Lizzo, Megan Maroney, and The Irrepressibles.

    By the musical hype, 7 daysJanuary 21, 2026 ago
    Dynasty, Adventures in the Land of Music: Throwback Vibez No. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Unidisc Music Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Dynasty, Adventures in the Land of Music | Throwback Vibez

    In the eighth edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “Adventures in the Land of Music” by Dynasty.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJanuary 19, 2026 ago
    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 5 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lucas Andrade from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 5 | Playlist

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 5 features songs by Ariana Grande, Artemas, Leon Thomas, Miguel, Romy, and Sabrina Carpenter.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJanuary 19, 2026 ago
    Anderson .Paak, Come Down: Bangerz N Bopz No. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; OBE / Apeshit, Inc / EMPIRE; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Anderson .Paak, Come Down | Bangerz N Bopz

    In the sixth edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Come Down” performed by Grammy-winning R&B/hip-hop musician Anderson .Paak.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJanuary 18, 2026 ago
    Teyana Taylor, Bed of Roses: Spicy Tunez No. 5 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Taylormade Enterprises, Inc. / Def Jam Recordings / UMG Recordings, Inc.; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Teyana Taylor, Bed of Roses | Spicy Tunez

    In the fifth edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the controversial, eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Bed of Roses” by Teyana Taylor.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 15, 2026 ago
    Jill Scott, Pressha [📷: Blues Babe Records LLC / Human Re Sources / The Orchard]
    Music

    Jill Scott, Pressha | Song Review

    Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Jill Scott shines on “Pressha,” the second advanced single from her long-awaited sixth album, To Whom This May Concern.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 15, 2026 ago
    Ari Lennox, Vacancy [📷: Interscope]
    Music

    Ari Lennox, Twin Flame | Song Review

    Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Ari Lennox delivers another bop with her love-centric single, “Twin Flame.”

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 14, 2026 ago
    Alone: 5 Gems 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors, 建鹏 邵 from Pixabay]
    5 Gems

    Alone | 5 Gems

    Alone: 5 Gems features songs by Halle, Michael Jackson, Reneé Rapp, The Dynamic Superiors, and Tom Nethersole.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 14, 2026 ago
    Kristinia DeBarge, Goodbye: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 2 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏

    Kristinia DeBarge, Goodbye | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the second edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Goodbye,” the top 15 one-hit wonder by Kristinia DeBarge.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJanuary 13, 2026 ago

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